bow river & camping

merc man · #1 06-08-2009, 09:15 PM

I'm going to try the bow river near the Calgary area at the end of June. If possible, I would like a camping spot close to a good fishing spot by bow river to put up a tent trailer.
provincial or private
Any ideas would be helpful
thanks merc

WayneChristie · #2 06-08-2009, 09:20 PM

try Carseland, just east of the city

dekker59 · #3 06-08-2009, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by WayneChristie

try Carseland, just east of the city

x2 on carseland, there's also a campground where the sheep flows into the bow I believe though I've never camped there.

Scott N · #4 06-09-2009, 05:07 AM

Nature's Hideaway might be worth a look too. It's just south of the city I think. (403) 938-8185.

PoorTurtle · #5 06-09-2009, 08:10 AM

If you are going mostly for the fishing, I would keep my eye on the water flow. The mountian run-off is just starting, and the Bow will be chocolate milk till July. I might be wrong, but something to think about.

Scott N · #6 06-09-2009, 08:44 AM

PoorTurtle has a good point about runoff. Usually the river is high, fast, and dirty at the end of June. In most years it starts to fish good again around Stampede time in early July.